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Touring Buffalo's Urban Blight

6/19/2014 10:30PM

The city of Buffalo's abandoned properties aren't typical tourist destinations, but tour guide Christopher Graper finds joy and beauty in them all. He's part of a new trend in extreme travel--tours of urban blight.

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